Love Patchwork & Quilting

THE CLEVER LITTLE BOOK OF QUILTY KNOW HOW: ESSENTIALS

INCLUDING:

 Seam allowances

Yardage

Size guides

Squaring up

Seam allowances

Generally speaking, most quilt patterns will have a ¼in seam allowance, which you can use your ¼in machine foot to achieve! Here's a guide to other allowances you may encounter…

Yardage

Size guides

If you’re making a bedspread, measure the length, width and height of your mattress and add as much extra fabric as you’d like to drape, or cheat and measure a bedspread that you already own!

COMMON PRE-CUTS

FAT QUARTER: 18in x 22in

FAT EIGHTH: 9in x 22in

CHARM: 5in square

MINI CHARM:2½in square

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